Body of work

Klimowski Poster Book

By Andrzej Klimowski
Designed by Jeff Willis
SelfMadeHero, £14.99

In our digital age, when every image is available and mutable, when pornography is commonplace, Andrzej Klimowski’s collaged images – with their repertoire of naked torsos, cupids, angels and devils, faces with eyes scratched out, blindfolded or devoured by blackness – may no longer take us by surprise (See ‘Theatre of dreams’ in Eye 14). But, as the 40-odd years of work collected in Klimowski Poster Book confirm, Klimowski retains a unique power to captivate and unsettle.

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Robert Hanks, journalist, critic, broadcaster, London

Read the full version in Eye no. 97 vol. 25, 2018

Eye is the world’s most beautiful and collectable graphic design journal, published quarterly for professional designers, students and anyone interested in critical, informed writing about graphic design and visual culture. It is available from all good design bookshops and online at the Eye shop, where you can buy subscriptions and single issues. You can see what Eye 97 looks like at Eye Before You Buy on Vimeo.